To any of my loyal readers (ha ha, I can imagine such a thing exists) who have checked, you may have noticed a distinct lack of activity for the last year-plus. I don’t have much of an excuse or explanation beyond “life”. Day to day life has a way of sapping energy and time and other resources that one would normally apply to beloved pastimes. And it has over the last year or so.

My earliest distinct Star Wars memory was seeing Return of the Jedi in the theater; the previous movies I just always knew So, it was with much joy that I returned to a theater to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on opening night. Here’s a brief, mostly spoiler-free review.